How to Use skit in a Sentence

skit

noun
  • One of the funniest skits in the show was about cheerleading.
  • Even the comedic skits showed real progress.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, who among us learned what the uvula was just from this skit?
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The promo clip features a few brief skits.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Dench said that the shocking moment felt like a skit at first.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022
  • The skit was meant to be relatable, some of the team told me.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • As funny as the skit was, there were some naysayers in the mix.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The skit was not in the script and was not authorized by the board.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 10 July 2018
  • There’s some funny skits on the album.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Non-parading groups will just have a ball, a tableau or an opening skit.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Hayrides, s’more, skits performed by the youth group, games and candy.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • The rapper appears halfway through the skit to stick up for her friend.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 May 2018
  • The skit may be sarcastic, but it’s based in truth for Williams.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
  • They the ones that really got me onto skits.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Whose idea was the TikTok, the reel, the dance, the prank, the skit?
    — Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • During the skit, Burnett, who did her own stunts, rolls down the steps twice.
    — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
  • In a skit where a kid is shackled in a dungeon, he's warned not to mess with his shackles.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 10 Dec. 2018
  • Games, monologues and skits are used to get children to think - if not talk - about the stress in their lives.
    — Brenda Cain, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • A lot of De La Soul’s skits are as famous as your songs.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Their skits could be a little unnerving.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The trend has even inspired comedy skits.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Missed all of the funny skits and great musical moments live last night?
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
  • But the social media backlash was swift and in turn, the skit never aired.
    — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Readers' theater skits bring grammar to life.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
  • The entire Jackpot theme is seen in a lot of the album’s skits and tracks.
    — Billboard, 12 July 2018
  • Mikey Day took him under his wing during their pinwheel skit.
    — Ella Gonzales may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • And no one there thought there’d be a problem with that skit with Tom Hanks?
    — Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Throughout the show, Boose sprinkled skits between his songs.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Diop got a kick out of Musselman and the players doing the same skit at the game.
    — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Will the Suits cast attend and perform a skit at the reception?
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2018

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